7th Song

[jewelofhou]

:: [voice] ::

[A lovely voice drifts in singing this. She sings it for awhile and then eventually falls quiet.]

That last curse was so unpleasant. A part of me wonders if... it was some kind of punishment.

[Soft shuffling of her clothes as she moves.] I suppose I didn't die... so I should be thankful.

So why do I feel... [Soft sigh.]... What is

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[butyourmajesty]

[Quietly listening to her sing, before finally inquiring.] Punishment?

voice; 1/2

[jewelofhou]

...Oh! Kei Taiho...

voice

[jewelofhou]

Ah... yes. For... how I was. And what I allowed to happen in Hou. For living in riches while the people of Hou toiled away in the dirt, only to be...

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[butyourmajesty]

So you believe these curses target you out.

action; he reads auras when ppl sing - if this isn't ok just let me know :)

[deformiwhats]

[Lorne was drifting by the fountain when he heard the singing, and the images and feeling that accompanied it made him turn abruptly to find the face that owned that voice.]

I'd ask if you're okay but with that haunting ditty, it seems like you just need a hug.

action; it's fine with me! :3

[jewelofhou]

[She's all bundled up for the cold, dressed in warm robes and scarf plus a hat. She just can't seem to part with her clothes from home. The man startles her a bit and she looks up.]

Oh... [She laughs sheepishly.] Do I look that bad?

action; yay! i always get excited to see singers he can interact with ^^

[deformiwhats]

[He takes a seat next to her to observe the crowd, probably a little closer than he would normally had he not been affected.]

No, sweetie, you look gorgeous! I just have a talent for reading beneath the surface of people.

action; /o/ Shoukei loves singing! She does a lot in her canon~

[jewelofhou]

[That makes her blush lightly, also thanks to the curse. But she doesn't realize it's the curse yet.]

O-Oh... Huh? Reading... beneath the surface? Do you mean like fortune telling?

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[the_ever_king]

That stuff above your head would likely be mistletoe. [Though you can't see him, he's definitely smiling from ear to ear.] I'd offer you my company under it, but I have a feeling you'd be another one of the many women after my head today.

[His tone of voice lowers somewhat, but still light and cheerful.] Now why would you deserve to be buried underground?

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[jewelofhou]

... Mistletoe?

What do you mean? What does it do?

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[jewelofhou]

Oh! That is... n-nevermind. I just have a lot on my mind lately. A lot has happened.

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[the_ever_king]

Oh, just makes you kiss whomever passes under it while you are.

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[crossshapedscar]

[Freshly back in the City... all beat up and injured again, hands and arms visible bandaged--the left in a sling. He's passing the fountain on his way to his apartment--thinking his significant other is waiting there for him... and instead he's going to find his very angry, very hungry cat.]

[But he pauses on his way to listen to her song.]

[He's seen her before, hasn't he...?]

[ooc; I'm going to assume he's seen her with Youko even if they haven't officially met--unless she was in the City and living with Youko back in June (and I'm a retard and can't remember) because he was sort of there for a couple of weeks being an emo!door stop...]

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[jewelofhou]

[She's singing away, not noticing at first.

But then she does, recognizes him, and stops. She offers a kind smile.]

Oh, hello.

[[ooc; /o/ Sure, that's fine. They probably saw each other but never really spoke.]]

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[crossshapedscar]

[Oh, he just got caught gawking, didn't he? Ok, listening, not gawking... He smiles awkwardly.]

Ah... pardon him, this unworthy one didn't mean to intrude. It was a lovely song.

[Oh come on City memories, now would be a good time to kick in a little more fully... He knows he's seen her, he just can't place where.]

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[jewelofhou]

[She seems embarrassed.] Oh... thank you. I didn't even realize I was singing it... I probably shouldn't have in the middle of a public place, huh?

[Pauses and has some similar thoughts. Where has she seen him before...?] Are you... a friend of Youko's?

[child_radical]

What's this about not dying?

[jewelofhou]

I'm thankful I didn't...

[child_radical]

I wasn't paying attention that day when people started to leave their pocket dimensions. What happened exactly?

[jewelofhou]

Oh...

There was another place... If you opened the door to the room you were in, you entered into this odd place. And then... it filled with dirt. We were buried alive.